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IN CONVERSATION
NEW VOICES The law of the gun `Farah stretches English to its limits, and sometimes beyond... ' OPINION That was once new in Indian writing How do we distinguish the merely gimmicky from the really new? asks AMITAVA KUMAR
CLASSICS REVISITED 
Man of many opinionsThe Letters of Thomas Mann, translated by Richard and Clara Winston, 1970, Secker & Warburg, Price Not Stated. Thomas Mann, Ronald Hayman, Bloomsbury. ... DIFFERENT REGISTERS Planning public spaces LONG ago when I was house hunting in Mumbai, the estate agents would tell me, "You must come with your husband to see the flat, Madam. Only you will know if the kitchen is okay." And once, when I had written the script and dialogues for a film ... 
First ImpressionsIF writing is serious business, then sifting through mounds and mounds of the written word more so. It must have taken the editors at Penguin quite a while to put together this collection of authors, some already known through their various ... ENDPAPER 
This gentle madnessAN old friend who I had not seen in some time told me he has been reading "Endpaper" whenever he chances on it, and added as an afterthought, "you seem to be saying the same thing in all of them." Was I really repeating myself? I wondered later. ... BOOKWATCH 
Behind the haloUniversal Father: A Life of Pope John Paul II, Garry O'Connor, Bloomsbury, £12.99. ... 
Opportunity beckonsRADHA KUMAR'S Making Peace with Partition brings up the fifth in Penguin's Interrogating India series that "looks at the common sense prevailing on some of the most pressing issues of our times". Drawing parallels between partition-related ... 
Mind withou fear, head held highDefining Dignity: An Anthology of Dreams, Hopes and Struggles, edited by Mukul Sharma and Sana Das, Heinrich Boll Foundation-India, Rs. 300. ...
URBAN HISTORY Patriotic and worthy Read Neuwirth to understand what slums are really about and what cities must do to tackle them. BIOGRAPHY The one and only hunterwali It is an incredible story of a tall, strapping blonde with blue eyes, becoming an icon for women's emancipation in Indian cinema. GENDER STUDIES Continuing struggle One is aware of the immense struggle these women have had to go through to have achieved what they did, says NIMI KURIAN. 
From the blurb`SAMSKARA: A CRITICAL READER is the first volume of its kind to be published on one of the classics of Indian literatures. It includes two foundation essays by Anantha Murthy, one on Indian fiction and the other on how he wrote Samskara, ... CULTURE Generation remix The common themes explored, of identity and belonging, resonate with the immigrant population as a whole. FICTION Power of monologues The expectations that were raised a few years back, have been more than justified. SOCIETY True lies The book reinforces Zinn's reputation as one of the most perceptive figures of our times. SPOTLIGHT Breaking through Some modern Indian poets are available to Chinese readers thanks to a recent translation. PHOTOGRAPHY The princely fine print The Lafayette Studio is a tome to treasure, for the joys of light and shade. POETRY Different takes A refreshing volume of poetry by two women poets, one established and one showing plenty of promise. HUMOUR We are like this only The combination of cartooning and writing makes for a wonderfully funny book, says SHALINI UMACHANDRAN WOMEN'S STUDIES Gender counts: for better or for verse Bertram reassesses a history of old betrayals and old prejudices in this new book. MANAGEMENT Local expertise Indian readers have long felt a need for local wisdom, which this work seeks to fill. TRAVEL WRITING Nothing new here Mackintosh-Smith's incessant verbosity and relentless name-dropping fail to cover up the relative lack of insights. ETHNOGRAPHY 
Story of a synthesisRandhir Khare's narrative weaves myth with legend, impressionistic statements with some rather profound jottings on the burdens of memory, history and selfhood. |
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